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老調重彈
  lou5 diu6 cung4 taan4   jyutping
  ao3 diao4 chong2 tan2   pinyin
harp on the same string; strike up a hackneyed theme
[literal] play the same old tune

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
老調重彈 / 老调重弹

This word has been viewed 1334 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 21st Dec 2007 16:46 and last edited on 2nd Nov 2017 00:54
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Characters in this word:

 lou5  -  old, venerable
調  diu6 tiu4  -  transfer; investigate; harmonious; adjust
 cung5 zung6 cung4  -  heavy; important; furthermore; repeat
 daan2 daan6 taan4  -  pellet; catapult; bounce; pluck; impeach
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